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- The head of the junta in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita has appointed another colonel, Minister Abdoulaye Maiga, as interim Prime Minister to replace civilian Choguel Kokalla Maïga. The latter was hospitalised a few days ago flowing a heart attack
The head of the junta in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita has appointed another colonel, Minister Abdoulaye Maiga, as interim Prime Minister to replace civilian Choguel Kokalla Maïga. The latter was hospitalized a few days ago following a heart attack.
Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation is designated to ensure the interim appointment of Choguel Kokalla Maiga, Prime Minister, head of government, according to a statement issued by the president’s office. Abdoulaye Maïga, aged about 40, has also been the government spokesman. He made some abrupt statements against France. Recently, he demanded that French President Emmanuel Macron should abandon his neo-colonial, paternalistic and condescending posture.
Colonel Maiga is not known to have been part of the circle of officers who took power by force with Colonel Goïta as the coup leader in August 2020. However, he is considered close to the Malian strongman. He became the voice of the policy of breaking with France and its allies. Now, the two heads of the executive are, at least temporarily, military. In contrast, the colonels had resigned themselves under international pressure after the 2020 putsch for entrusting the two posts to civilians while retaining control of decisions.
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Choguel Kokalla Maiga, a veteran of Malian politics, was chosen to be the head of government after the second putsch in May 2021. He was hospitalized eight days ago after a heart attack, according to hospital sources. However, there are speculations whether he would return to the office of the prime minister after getting discharged from the hospital and recouping.
